Muditha, Chamath guide DSS to victory

A fine all-round performance by Muditha Lakshan and a four-wicket haul by Chamath Yatawara paved the way for D. S. Senanayake (DSS) College, Colombo to record a convincing innings and 37-run win over St. Aloysius’ College, Galle in their Under-19 Inter-schools Cricket Tournament encounter which concluded at Mattegoda yesterday.

Meanwhile, Pasindu Sooriyabandara shone with a fine knock of 98 for Royal College, Colombo in their drawn match against Prince of Wales College which ended at Reid Avenue.

At Mattegoda (DSS won by innings and 37 runs)

DSS (183/5 overnight): 208 (Sonal Jayasena 42, Muditha Lakshan 40, Chamath Yatawara 45 n.o, Mansuhka Samith 7/50)

St. Aloysius’: 97 (Chamath Yatawara 4/21, Methushan Kumara 3/15) and 74 (Muditha Lakshan 6/16, Methushan Kumara 3/33).

At Reid Avenue (Match drawn)

Prince of Wales: 237 and 122/3 declared (Suwath Mendis 85)

Royal, Colombo (35/1 overnight): 229 (Pasindu Sooriyabandara 98, Kamil Mishara 47, Kaumal Nanayakkara 5/70).

At Horana (1st innings win for Taxila Central, Horana)

Taxila Central: 236 and 152/9 declared (Chamindu Anushka 6/61)

Sri Devananda MV, Ambalangoda: 165 and 75/3 (Sohan de Livera 45 n.o).

At Jaffna (1st innings win for Jaffna Central)

Jaffna Central: 162 and 144/8 (A. Jeyadarshan 68, Munik Nidusan 6/53)

St. Patrick’s, Jaffna (13/1 overnight): 98 (Muni Nidusan 40, K. Iyalrasan 5/34).

At Kuleegoda (Royal, Horana won by innings and 202 runs) Royal: 302/9 declared Sripathi MV, Wathugedera: 51 and (12/2 overnight) 49 (Keshan Kavinda 34, Chanuka de Silva 6/19).

At Wattala (1st innings win for Lyceum, Wattala)

Lyceum: 168 and 174 (Chandira Yasaswin 55, Jarron Fernando 31, Ravindu Nethpahan 4/33, Pubudu Dulshan 3/40)

Mahanama, Panadura (115/7 overnight): 145 (Ravindu Nethpahan 35, Kanishka Nayanapriya 30, Pasindu Kamesh 4/57, Abitha Abhineth 3/30) and 115/1 (Asitha Jayalath 39, Ravindu Salgado 70 n.o).

At Balapitiya (Siddhartha MV, Balapitiya won by 62 runs)

Siddhartha MV: 169 and (32/2 overnight) 174 (Dilshan Anuradha 59, Yasiru Chathumal 4/22, Nisal Hettiarachchi 3/61)

Lyceum, Nugegoda: 122 and 159 (Gamitha Pawan 50).

At Matugama (1st innings win for Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte)

Ananda Sastralaya (110/6 overnight): 154 and 26/3

St. Mary’s Matugama: 131 (Namal Madusanka 32, Vikum Hettiarachchi 5/37, Kavindu Mihiranga 4/45).